Fold Sheet Metal Inventor

Use fold location to set what the sketched bend line represents the start of the bend the end of the bend or the centerline of the bend.

Fold sheet metal inventor. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. Bending sheet metal by hand is a manageable task if the piece of sheet metal is small and thin enough to handle. In fold location click one of the following to specify.

Autodesk inventor webinar series. Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. Learn how to bend sheet metal so you.

Unlike the bend flange contour flange or hem features which all add material to the design the fold feature does not add material. Click the bend line to use for the fold. Unfortunately sheet metal bending is not always going to be the same in every shop. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness.

A fold on a sheet metal face forms about a straight sketched bend line that terminates at face edges. Total project time approximately 20 minutes. Use the fold command to fold a sheet metal face about a sketched line. Click the bend line to use for the fold.

Specify the location of the fold line. Design a sheet metal bracket in this project we ll design a bracket using the sheet metal environment inside inventor for an inkjet printer while in context of the larger assembly. Use the fold angle to set the bend angle and the bend radius to override the radius set by the sheet metal styles if required. The advantage to using folds over flanges is no material is added by adding.

Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. The bend line must be placed on the face you are folding and must terminate at face edges. Before you begin download the step by step guide pdf. Autodesk inventor webinar series.

Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern.